Want ratings from this origin for EastEnders? (7)
I believe the answer is:
absence
'want' is the definition.
(both can mean a lack)
'ratings from this origin for eastenders?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'ratings' could be 'abs' (I've seen this before) and 'abs' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for absence that I've seen before include "what can be heart-warming?" , "Need" , "Time off" , "It may make the heart grow fonder" , "Lack (of something)" .)